Fabricio Coloccini has been told he must report back to Newcastle United’s Benton base next month – despite continued interest from San Lorenzo.

The Buenos Aires club tried to sign the United captain on an audacious free transfer in January with the player keen to return home for “family reasons”.

With Coloccini’s wife and children now permanently residing in their home country Argentina, his situation is still the same.

He held talks with Alan Pardew before the end of the season in which the player discussed his options and levels of happiness. The South American side’s cheeky bid was turned down then and the Chronicle understands that the answer will be exactly the same this time around, with the Newcastle hierarchy set to stick by their guns.

Coloccini – who still has three years of his lucrative contract left to run on Tyneside – has a market value of ï¿½7m and United have no intention of even entering negotiations that involve San Lorenzo.

However, San Lorenzo are leaning on the help of businessman and media guru Marcelo Tinelli who has suggested he can play a part in bringing Coloccini back to Argentina.

A San Lorenzo insider told the Chronicle today: “San Lorenzo still want to sign Coloccini.

“They are looking at ways in which they can get the money together and make a bid.”

But it is thought that Coloccini is expected back for pre-season training on July 11 – a week after most of his team-mates.

The unsettled Argentinian will be handed an extra recuperation period of one week because of international duty, with his country in World Cup qualification action against Colombia and Ecuador in games that take place June 8 and 11 respectively.

Coloccini, Papiss Cisse, Cheick Tiote, Yohan Cabaye and Mathieu Debuchy will also be afforded extra respite after international duty.

The rest of the squad must report back on July 4 with staggered fitness and blood tests taking place in the days beforehand.

United have yet to announce their pre-season fixture list but July 14 is a viable slot.

Should that be the case than United’s international players – like last year’s opening friendly against Chemnitzer when the likes of Cisse and Coloccini sat out – would not be ready to take part in a game.

With senior goalkeepers Tim Krul and Rob Elliot facing a race against time to ready for the first friendly too, Pardew could be forced to field a scratch side.

Gael Bigirimana and Curtis Good are also to be granted extra time off after England and Australia duty at youth level.

So youngsters like Remie Streete, Adam Campbell, Conor Newton, Paul Dummett and Jak Alnwick could all get their chance.